Team UK & Ireland - June 2011

Likewise I'm from Ireland what do we do??

Will do - thanks. I'm from Wakefield by the way ...... :bigsmile:

Saw the May post get the idea now!!! My names Lisa and I'm from Ireland hoping to lose my final 4lbs this month, I really got back into the walking since last week so want to keep that up to and walk everyday or at the very least every other day

Hello again everyone, here's to another good month hopefully!

Fell badly off the wagon 2 weeks ago, which was very silly, I was only 0.4 kg from target, but hey, who cares, I'm back on track now.

What's everyone's goal for this month?

My goal is to DEFINITELY reach target weight this time, which should be dead-easy (but I said that last month). Furthermore I will keep up on the exercise religiously. Am still a big fan of the 30 day shred and did the women's marathon yesterday. I walked it, but will be starting running and cycling now as well.

Yvonne, Backinthenines, Irn, Lesley, Mikey - where are ye all?!!

Hi all i'm new to mfl only been tracking now for a week. I am from Ireland but living in Bahrain at the moment

I've been on here actively since January, and have lost 42 lbs so far.

Wow Wenders, that's some achievement, well done!

Mairgheal - Thanks very much

I now have a dilemma, and would appreciate everybody's opinion:

I am 50 years old, 5' 7". SW was 15 stone 8.5 lbs, and I weighed in this week at 12 stone 8.5 lbs, hence the 42 lbs loss. My original target was 13 stone, because quite frankly I didn't think I stood a hope in hell of reaching it. To be on the outside of the 'healthy weight' BMI category it recommends 159 lbs (11 stone 5lbs). But my dilemma is that due to my age my skin is very soft and wrinkly, and I don't want it to get any worse. Don't get me wrong, it's not like you sometimes see on the TV, or anywhere near that, but my boobs are quite saggy, and, and, and ....... therefore I don'y know whether to stop at 12 and a half, or maybe 12 stone.

I started out at size 20/22 top, 18 (tight) bottom. I am now 16/18 top, 14 (tight) bottom. I am quite happy with that, but would like some leeway. I do not want to be 'twiggy', and worry that I may end up slimmer, but looking a lot older !!!!

I hope you understand my rant, and where I'm coming from - I am really interested in what you all think :flowerforyou:

Wendy x

I'm not going to be a stickler for my target when I get near. I'll stop when I feel happy and confident with myself. As long as you're happy, what else matters? Well done & good luck!! :-)

Coming down from a size 20/22 to a size 14/16 is amazing, you must be so proud of yourself! Why don't you (first) aim for a comfortable size 14, this way you should be within a healthy BMI. See how that goes for you? You could always decide to go on to drop another dress size, but to be honest, a size 14 with your length is pretty bloody amazing!

My initial goal was to be within a healthy BMI, which for me meant going down from a size 16 to a 14. I got there easy enough so I decided to go on. I'm a size 12 now and my current target is to get down just a tiny bit more, only another 2lb or so, so I have some "margin". I don't need to be a size 8 or 10, I love the good things in life too much (and to me the good things include lovely food, drinks en lazying about :laugh: )

Thanks for the advice. I was thinking of getting to the comfortable size 14 (rather than tight), and stopping there. But it still means I would be classed overweight in the BMI index (?) - maybe it's formatted by the model agencies

You sound very much like me with your attitude, still wanting to enjoy life rather than spend it trying to be skinny, as opposed to slim.

So I'm going to aim for 12 stone, which should be the comfy 14, and then stop. So the next battle will be maintaining ........

Hope you all had a fab day, acheived what you wanted to, and heres to tomorrow :bigsmile:

Yvonne, Backinthenines, Irn, Lesley, Mikey - where are ye all?!!

I'M HERE!!! :drinker: :flowerforyou: :laugh:

@ backinthenines:

LOL :laugh:

Hey pretty new to all this here but hoping i can stick it out this time, when i first joined i did the diary for a couple weeks but then gave up am hoping by taking an interest in the forums and having some more support will help me stick it all out! I am from Wirral (north west England) i really need to loose weight if not for health but just for myself i weight 240lbs and i hope to eventually get down to 168lbs so I got alot of work ahead of me I know! am trying to do this with out a gym membership also cos I just simply can't afford it, am also not looking at doing any type of race or anything running really isn't a strong suit for me lol although i do really enjoy and do alot of when i can cycling and walking (mountain/trek) I was always confused why i would always be big cos i would cycle 20 miles at a time on my bike but still only maintain the weight, it seems as though i have a bit of fitness just not the body to match it!

Hey pretty new to all this here but hoping i can stick it out this time, when i first joined i did the diary for a couple weeks but then gave up am hoping by taking an interest in the forums and having some more support will help me stick it all out! I am from Wirral (north west England) i really need to loose weight if not for health but just for myself i weight 240lbs and i hope to eventually get down to 168lbs so I got alot of work ahead of me I know! am trying to do this with out a gym membership also cos I just simply can't afford it, am also not looking at doing any type of race or anything running really isn't a strong suit for me lol although i do really enjoy and do alot of when i can cycling and walking (mountain/trek) I was always confused why i would always be big cos i would cycle 20 miles at a time on my bike but still only maintain the weight, it seems as though i have a bit of fitness just not the body to match it!

Low heart rate endurance cardio doesn't always result in the weight loss people think it does. If you google "the final nail in the cardio coffin", you'll come across an interesting article by Rachel Cosgrove (famous trainer) who explains why. Like her I managed to GAIN weight whilst training for an Ironman Triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 110 bile bike, marathon [26.2 miles] run).

Giving up logging after a few days won't see you through. The logging your food is a big part of this because it's partly about education about calorie content (who would ever think muesli and rice -- while "healthy" -- could be so high in calories...) and partly about taking responsibility and being accountable to yourself.

I was in for some huuuuge surprises when I started logging and weighing food portions... My breakfast muesli... I had no idea that my idea of portion size was eating for 3 people!!! Same thing with rice and pasta...

Things that worked for me:
- stop making excuses
- logging and weighing everything you eat
- getting a heart rate monitor and get a REALISTIC idea of your burn during exercise
- eating fewer fast carbs (like white rice, white pasta, white potatos, bread) and limit carbs to root vegetables and slower burning ones (brown pasta, wholeweat pasta, brown bread or bagels...)
- eating more lean protein... lots of fish, chicken breast, turkey...
- doing 50% of my training as strength training rather than 90% cardio

Even without a gym membership you can do strength training at home... just get some kettlebells and a kettlebells DVD.

hello all i live in oxford

Hi ther from Wakefield - love the dog!!

Hey pretty new to all this here but hoping i can stick it out this time, when i first joined i did the diary for a couple weeks but then gave up am hoping by taking an interest in the forums and having some more support will help me stick it all out! I am from Wirral (north west England) i really need to loose weight if not for health but just for myself i weight 240lbs and i hope to eventually get down to 168lbs so I got alot of work ahead of me I know! am trying to do this with out a gym membership also cos I just simply can't afford it, am also not looking at doing any type of race or anything running really isn't a strong suit for me lol although i do really enjoy and do alot of when i can cycling and walking (mountain/trek) I was always confused why i would always be big cos i would cycle 20 miles at a time on my bike but still only maintain the weight, it seems as though i have a bit of fitness just not the body to match it!

I would suggest that you take a look at some of your friends food diary's for ideas about food. I tend to try to stick to cereal, fruit and yog for brekky, lean protein and salad/veggies for lunch and dinner with maybe a wrap or some spuds. And I always have a little chocolate treat in the evening, which seems to keep me going and stops me "cheating".

As far as the exercise goes, you can get some DVDs and do it at home, and carry on with the walking/cycling. Or even go to some local classes or swimming at the local pool. You certainly don't need to join a gym!!

Hope that helps a little bit :bigsmile: